Women's Health Psychology

Women's Health Psychology

Praise for Women's Health Psychology "Women's Health Psychology provides an important overview and analysis of key issues affecting women's health and well-being ... almost every chapter in this volume touches on the importance of quality of life, not just longevity.... It will s...

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Autor principal: Spiers, Mary V. (-)
Otros Autores: Geller, Pamela A., Kloss, Jacqueline D.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Women > Health and hygiene > Psychological aspects.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798040206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Women's Health Psychology
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • SECTION 1: Women's Health in Context
  • Chapter 1 Historical Roots of Women's Healthcare
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
  • ADOLESCENT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
  • SEXUALITY AND SEX EDUCATION
  • THE BIRTH CONTROL MOVEMENT
  • THE WOMEN'S HEALTH MOVEMENT
  • PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
  • ABORTION, STERILIZATION ABUSE, AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
  • SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THE ANTIRAPE MOVEMENT
  • GENDER EQUALITY AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2 Retheorizing Women's Health Through Intersectionality's Prism
  • INTERSECTIONALITY: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AN INTENSELY USEFUL BUT UNDERUTILIZED THEORY IN PSYCHOLOGY
  • THE INDIVIDUAL AS QUEEN: A REVIEW OF FIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR
  • The Health Belief Model
  • The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)
  • Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)
  • Transtheoretical Model (TTM) and Stages of Change
  • FLIPPING THE INDIVIDUALISTIC SCRIPT: CRITIQUES OF PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEORIES
  • HIV/AIDS: THE OTHER WEIGHTY ISSUE
  • Contextualizing HIV/AIDS Among Women
  • Socioeconomic Status: The Dollars and Cents of Women's HIV Risk
  • Social Inequality, Women, and HIV Risk
  • OPTIMISM RISING AND FALLING: TOWARD AN INTERSECTIONALITY-INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN'S HEALTH
  • THE REVERBERATIONS OF "AIN'T I A WOMAN?": CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3 Employment and Women's Health
  • WORKING CONDITIONS AND HEALTH
  • Occupational Segregation and Women's Health
  • Sexual Harassment and Women's Health
  • WORK-FAMILY BALANCE AND HEALTH
  • Models of Work-Family Balance and Health
  • Life Stage Variations
  • IMPLICATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 4 Effects of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
  • DEFINITION OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV).
  • RISK FACTORS FOR IPV IN THE UNITED STATES
  • Homicides
  • Nonlethal Physical and Sexual Assault
  • Other Vulnerable Populations
  • Summary
  • THE NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF IPV VICTIMIZATION
  • Physical Effects
  • Psychological Effects
  • Summary
  • THE NEED FOR ROUTINE HEALTHCARE SCREENING
  • Resistance to IPV Screening
  • Overcoming Attitudinal Barriers to IPV Screening
  • FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • SECTION II: Well-Being and Health Challenges
  • Chapter 5 Alcohol Use in Women
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PATTERNS OF ALCOHOL USE AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN WOMEN
  • Prevalence of Women's Drinking and Average Drinking Levels
  • Prevalence of Women's Alcohol Problems and Disorders
  • HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF WOMEN 'S DRINKING
  • Gender Differences in Alcohol-Related Morbidity and Mortality
  • Women's Reproductive Health
  • Adverse Psychological and Social Consequences of Women's Problem Drinking
  • RISK FACTORS FOR WOMEN'S PROBLEM DRINKING
  • Understanding Gender Differences in Alcohol use and Related Problems
  • Genetic and Familial Risks
  • Demographic Correlates and Psychosocial Risk Factors
  • ASSESSMENT, INTERVENTION, AND PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS IN WOMEN
  • Screening and Assessment for Women's Problem Drinking
  • Gender Differences in Outcome of Treatment for Alcohol Dependence
  • Evidence-Based Interventions for Women's Problem Drinking
  • Prevention of Risky Drinking in Women and Girls
  • CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 6 Women and Smoking
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SIGNIFICANCE AND CURRENT TRENDS
  • TOBACCO-RELATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY
  • Cancer
  • Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Reproductive Health
  • Maternal Smoking and Child SHSe
  • SHSe and Nonsmoking Women's Health
  • Health Disparities and High-Risk Groups
  • PSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF SMOKING INITIATION
  • Media Influence
  • Parents and Peers.
  • Psychological Factors
  • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE
  • Negative Affect
  • Weight Concerns
  • Race and Socioeconomic Factors
  • Molecular Genetics
  • SMOKING CESSATION AND RELAPSE: INTERVENTION ISSUES UNIQUE TO WOMEN
  • Nicotine Replacement Therapy
  • Nicotine Withdrawal Medications
  • Behavioral Interventions
  • Unique Challenges and Barriers to Smoking Cessation for Women
  • Pregnancy and Smoking Cessation
  • Postpartum and Smoking Relapse
  • Sociocultural Factors
  • PUBLIC HEALTH PRIORITIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 7 Obesity in Women
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CAUSES OF WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY
  • Heritability
  • Energy Balance
  • Metabolism and Obesity
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Viruses
  • Toxins
  • Influences on Weight Related to Female Gender
  • CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY
  • Medical Consequences of Obesity
  • Mortality
  • Health-Seeking Behavior
  • Biological and Hormonal Changes
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Sleep
  • Weight Loss
  • Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity
  • Changes in Cognition
  • Public Health Costs
  • DESCRIPTION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OBESITY TREATMENT FOR WOMEN
  • Benefits of Weight Loss
  • Treatment Options
  • Prevention of Obesity
  • Pregnancy
  • Menopause
  • FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 8 Eating and Weight-Related Disorders
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Dual Diagnoses
  • Prevalence Rates
  • Course and Prognosis
  • RISK FACTORS FOR EDS
  • Genetic Factors
  • Developmental Stages
  • Psychological/Sociocultural Factors
  • Mass Media
  • Objectification Theory
  • TREATMENT OPTIONS
  • Common Treatment Approaches
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Binge-Eating Disorder
  • Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
  • Challenges to Treatment
  • FUTURE RESEARCH
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 9 Cosmetic Medical Procedures and Body Adornment
  • INTRODUCTION
  • MOTIVATIONS FOR COSMETIC PROCEDURES
  • Increased Acceptance of Cosmetic Medical Treatments
  • Body Image
  • Gender
  • Ethnicity
  • Age
  • TYPE-CHANGING COSMETIC PROCEDURES
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Facial Skeletal Procedures
  • Cosmetic Breast Augmentation
  • RESTORATIVE PROCEDURES
  • Rhytidectomy and Blepharoplasty
  • Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures
  • Lipoplasty
  • Abdominoplasty
  • OTHER PROCEDURES
  • Tattoos and Body Piercing
  • Genital Enhancement
  • PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AMONG COSMETIC SURGERY PATIENTS
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COSMETIC PATIENT
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 10 Women's Sleep Throughout the Lifespan
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Sleep Primer
  • SLEEP AND THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
  • Subjective and Objective Sleep Changes
  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) or Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Dysmenorrhea, Sleepiness, and Sleep
  • Treatments to Alleviate Premenstrual Sleep Disturbance
  • Oral Contraceptives (OCs) and Sleep
  • SLEEP DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
  • Sleep During Pregnancy
  • Sleep and Postpartum
  • Sleep Strategies for Expecting and New Mothers
  • SLEEP AND MENOPAUSE
  • Reproductive Hormones and Sleep
  • Hot Flashes and Sleep Disturbance
  • Mood and Sleep
  • Cultural and Ethnic Factors
  • Sleep Strategies for Menopausal Women
  • SLEEP AND AGING
  • Sleep Architecture and Circadian Rhythms
  • Sleep Disorders and Their Correlates Among Aging Women
  • Treatments for Advanced Rhythms
  • Polypharmacy and Sleep Among Aging Women
  • SLEEP CHALLENGES
  • Shift Work
  • Chronic Insomnia in Women
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 11 Promotion of Physical Activity for Women's Health
  • INTRODUCTION.
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OBESITY
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Breast Cancer
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR SMOKING CESSATION
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH
  • INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AND OTHER INNOVATIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION IN WOMEN FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS
  • DISCUSSION
  • REFERENCES
  • SECTION III: Reproductive Health
  • Chapter 12 Women's Sexual Health
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Do We Need a Model for Healthy Sexuality?
  • Characteristics of Healthy Sexuality
  • ACTIVE SEX
  • Dominance and Submission
  • Internal Focus
  • Sexual Assertiveness
  • CONSENSUAL SEX
  • Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA)
  • Rape
  • Sexual Revictimization
  • SEX THAT IS WANTED AND LIKED
  • Engaging in Disliked Sexual Activities
  • SAFE SEX
  • INTEGRATING RELATIONSHIP AND INDIVIDUAL SEXUAL GOALS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 13 Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DIAGNOSIS OF PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER
  • Physical Disorders as Differential Diagnoses
  • Psychiatric Disorders as Differential Diagnoses
  • Prospective Symptom Assessment and Rating Scales
  • PREVALENCE AND DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES
  • IMPACT
  • POTENTIAL ETIOLOGIC FACTORS
  • Biological Factors
  • Psychosocial Factors
  • MANAGEMENT OF PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER
  • Psychoeducation
  • Healthy Lifestyle and Dietary Supplementation
  • Relaxation Skills and Structured Psychotherapies
  • Herbal, Complementary, and Other Treatments
  • Pharmacotherapy
  • Manipulation of Menstruation
  • CASE FOLLOW-UPS
  • Krista P.
  • Andrea F.
  • FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • SUMMARY
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 14 The Stress of Infertility
  • TOPIC INTRODUCTION AND SIGNIFICANCE
  • CRITICAL REVIEW
  • Lifestyle Factors That Impact Infertility and Its Treatment.
  • Psychiatric Disorders Secondary to Infertility.

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